Northern Illinois University offers 169 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 12 major programs - 4 Bachelors, 6 Masters, and 2 Doctorate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $13,060 for undergraduate programs and $9,176 for graduate programs. (Northern Illinois University is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)
Total 2,197 students out of total 15,414 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 492 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
Northern Illinois University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| School Name | Northern Illinois University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1425 W. Lincoln Hwy., Dekalb, IL |
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| Online Students | 2,197 Enrolled Online Exclusively
7,937 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $13,060
Northern Illinois University is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students. |
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| Graduate Tuition & Fees | $9,176
Northern Illinois University is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students. |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Online Degree Programs |
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| Total | 12 Programs |
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| Bachelors | 4 Programs |
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| Masters | 6 Programs |
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| Doctorate | 2 Programs |
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2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northern Illinois University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $13,060 for all students. Northern Illinois University is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $9,176 for all students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $377 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $510 for all students.
Online Programs By Area of Study
Northern Illinois University offers 169 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Bachelors, 6 Masters, 2 Doctorate.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors |
Masters | Doctorate |
Post-Graduate |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 4 |
6 | 2 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Overall Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 67 |
69 | 30 | 3 |
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Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Adult and Continuing Education Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 24 |
12 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Educational Administration and Supervision (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 26 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
125 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Nursing Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 32 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
10 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Accounting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
97 | 20 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Management Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
71 | 48 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Marketing (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 26 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Distance Learning Program Student Population
At Northern Illinois University, there are 15,414 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 10,134 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,197 students are enrolled exclusively and 7,937 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 15,414 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,197 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 7,937 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 5,280 |
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By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,197 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,012 Illinois Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 172 students living in the U.S. States other than Illinois, and 13 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,197 | |
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| Illinois Resident | 2,012 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 172 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 13 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,197 | |
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| Undergraduate | 830 |
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| Graduate | 1,367 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 830 | |
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| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 799 |
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| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 31 |
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